Railroad-tie.



No. 768,443.. PATENTBD AUG. za, 1904;

y W. FRAZBR'.

f RAILROAD Tf. 1 APPLIOATION FILED IAY 3, 1904. N0 MODEL.

Unir-.eo lirnins Peten-ted August 23, 1904.

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SPECIVIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,443, dated August 23, 1904. I

Application 'liled May 3, 1900..

Serial Eo. 208,213. (No model.)

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Be it known tnnt'Lll'inLi iiinisni'i. s. oit-i- Zen oi the United States., residing 'ilierrett,

vin the countyv of Armstrong en( State of "'renn- Sylvania, lieve invented certain new end useu ful liiipiovements in Railwziyeiies., oi ivliicli..v

the followingis :i specification.

This invention relatos to an improved strncture of railwny-t,ie; and the essential iestiire of the invention resides in the provision' oi s met-allie tie combining' the ad vsntsgeons qualitiesnotl the ordinary Wooden tie relative to elasticity and the rigid and lasting qualities attained by tlie use of a. metallic construction.,

My invention embodies, further, specific ineens forming s part of the 'tie eenstructionV for securing mils to the tie. For o. Jiill description oi the invention and the merits .thereof and also to enquire s knowledge oi' the details oi construction of the ineens for eli'ecting' the result reference is to lie lied to tile 'following desi'ription end secoinpnnying drawings.

Vfhil'e the esseni'iel md clisreeteristio fear tures of tlie invention :ire snseeirdile oi? modi- .iieatiom still the preferred embodiment of tlie invention is illustrated in the scconiponying dimi/ings`l in Which-- Figure l 1s :i longitudinal vertical sectional ffiew'sliowing llie general structure oi inv in- .looking in tliedireetion of i sont more elesriy the arrangement of the elsing; 'ineens 'ior holding the rods in position upon venden; Finn 2 is e vertical transverse seo tional view teken on the iine'n :n oi Fig. i :ind srroiif' to bring;

in ell the views oi'- the drawinirs 'ry the seine reference characters. n

Spee-ideally describing iny inve! iongslie in its organization comprises ola-te l, open Wliieli ere oiirried rail-Supports ing' pistes f2, the .latter being loont-ed adjacent tlie end portions :ind upon the upper side of' 'the leed-plete aforesaid. Thesii@portingu pistes 2 are of ooiv forni preferably, being seein-ed et their4 ends by ineens of suitable iestenings 3, snelias .bolts or the like, theceiitrai portions oi the supporting-pistes being upwardly dei'iected to space the seinel from tlie ned-plate. The rail-s, which are designated fi., nre designed to rest-upon the centi-ei bowed portions oi tne siippoiftingqilates 9;; and beesnso oi' the structure oi'tliese plates 2 e oerL tsi'n eino'nnt oi' elasticity is secured, which is prerer'iuisite to e pmol-.ical rsiiwsy-tie-,es

"will be reedilynnderstood by those versed in the nrt to Wl'iicli my invention relates. In'

other words, the bowed form of 'the plates' 2 is advantageous in that a fiexible or Spring sii i )ort is obtained u on which the rails ma i l i l be readily mount-ed when in operative position.

.llie special Form oi' securing ineens for iolding die rsils l in pince upon tlie plates 2 i his soeiiringineens consists of e rigid elisir-` iite secured to -eeeli oi' the supportingtlie lineal portion et one side of the adjarsii` tion oitiie rsiledjaoent the choir-plate 51s lso :in essentieifeature of the invention.-

l pistes 2., mieli plete being fidaptedto engzige ,iiie opposite side oi the bussi pori positively eniriiged i331' n damp-plete. 6, enel' oif wliicli is sise girovidcd upon eseli support-' ingqiiiite 2. The noir-pistes 5 are rigidy inoiinted, wherein the clamp-pistes are reinevs'niy lield in piece in the preferred oontemple-.tion of tiie invention. The ola'm'pnietes ii nrel preferably transversely curved, beinei adapted to enga-ge the basal portion of nnaidjeeent rail. Eeeli of the clamp-plates is 'attached by ineens of a rigid securing memlier '1,' projected from the under side thereof,

which securing' member is providedwith en elongated slot 8. The securing member of eecli chimp-plete 6 is adopted to be passed tiiroiigii the opening 9 in the supporting-plate 2,' upon ivnieii the clamp-plate is-disposed;

Viriien tiiesecnring member 7 hee been passed through the supnorting-pleteQ, a transverse ogn the slot 8 of the securing` member 7,

dee member. l0 is adapted lo be forced IOO slot 8-of the securing member.

and Atransverse I movement thereof 'this wedge member will cause a positiveclamp action' of the clamp-plates 6 against the base of .the rail. The Wedge member 10 obtains a bearing'l against the under side of the supporting-plat`e2, upon which the clamp-plate 6 is disposed, vand 1is adapted'. to be adjustably moved` to effect a greater or less clamping actionllof the clamp-plate 6. l In order to preventf'aecidental displacement or play of the Wedge member l0, the latter is locked in position after it has been' forced through the- The lock means utilized for preventing displacement of the wedge 'l0 comprises an integral lock member 4, age ll, formed upon one of the longitudinal edges of the supporting-plate 2, which flange depends from the supportingplate so as to beengaged by teethr12, provided upon the smaller end of the wedge. A plurality of the teeth 12. are provided' at intervals in the lengthvof the Wedge 10, and it will be noted from this that the Wedge can be located at an ascertained and any desired adjustment found mostsuitable and necessary in the' practical use of the invention. Further, because of the adjustabilityof the wedge 10 the same maybe operated sol as to take up any Wear or looseness in the'mountingof the clamp- 3 fg,plate 6 which may be caused by long-continued use of this mernber 6.

rlhe railroad-tie when constructed in accord with my invention, as before described, is cdmparatively simple, and the parts thereof may ybe made of iron, steel, or other metal, as found best. Further, the relative arrangement and construction of the parts of the tie admitof'quickly and readily securing the rails in position or removing said rails, as the case may be. v

Having thus described 'the invention, what is claimed as new is1`-v y 1. 1n a railway-tie, and in combinatioma bed-plate, a supporting-plate provided With. an opening, a curved clamp-plate mounted upon the supporting-plate, a securing member projected from. the'under side of the clampplate through lthe opening in-the supporting# plate, and a wedge securing the securing member to the supporting-plate.

- 2. In a railway-tie and in combination, a

supporting-plate provided with an opening therein, a clamp-plate adapted to engage a rail, a lsecuring member projected from the clamp-plate through the opening in the supportingeplate, and an adjustable wedge disposed beneath the supporting-plate and. coperating with the said securingr member for the purpose described.

3. In a railway-tie, the combination of a bed-plate, supjiortingplates disposed upon the-bedplate and located .adjacent the ends thereof, a chair-plate secured to each of theI supporting-plates, a clamp -plate .mounted upon each of the supporting-plato a securing member projected from the chimp-plate and passing through the adjacent supportingplate, said securing member being provided with an opening.' and a wedge passing through the opening in the securing member to hold the clamp-plate in place.

4. ln a railway-tim'the combination of a supporting-plate, a clamp-plate mounted upon the supporting-plate, a securing member pro jected from the clamp plate and passing through the supportingplate, a wcdgeengagi'ng the securing member aforesaid, and an integral lock member projected 'from the snpporting-plate and engagin r the wedge for the purpose described.

5. .ln a'railway-tie, the combination of a supporting-plate, a clamp-plate mounted upon the supportiIig-plate, a securing member projected from the clamp plate and passing througlrthe supporting-plate, a toothed wedge engaging the securing member aforesaid and having its teeth in engagement with the supporting-plate for the purpose described.

6. ln a railway-tie, the combination of a supporting-plate, a clamp-plate mounted upon the supporting-plate, a securing member projected from fthe.clamp-plate and passing through the supporting-plate, a toothed wedge passing through the securing memberof the clamp-plate.v and a flange projected from the supportingiplatc and cooperating with the toothed portion of the wedge to prevent displacement of the uedge.

In testimony whereof l allix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

` VVlLL'lAlrl FRAZER. lvitnesses:

DAVID Montolieu,

111A Lnasnsn. 

